Leg-covering.



H. COHEN;

LEG GOVERING.

APPLIGATION rum) JAN. 9, 190a.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

HYMAN COHEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

LEG-COVERING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HYMAN COHEN, a subject of the Emperor of Russia, andresiding at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Leg-Coverings, of whichthe following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to leg coverings, particularly of the gaiter typeand the object thereof is to provide an article of this class which maybe worn over or under the trousers of a wearer; a further object beingto provide an article of this class having flaps connected thereto andwhich may be worn inside or outside the said article at will therebyproducing an arctic or a gaiter efiect and result; a further objectbeing to provide such an article from which the said flaps may bedetached if desired thereby producing the usual gaiter appearance; astill further object being to provide means, in an article of thisclass, whereby the said article may be worn over or under rubber footcoverings with the securing device within said foot covering and a stillfurther object being to provide such articles which are simple inconstruction and use, very efficient for the purposes for which they aredesigned and comparatively inexpensive.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of whichthe accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts aredesignated by the same reference characters in each of the views, and inwhich Figure 1 is a side view of one form of embodiment of my invention,in one position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the other side thereof;Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the parts in anotherposition; Fig. 4 is a view of the opposite side of the form shown inFig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is asection on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a side view of another formof embodiment of my invention, with the parts in one position; Fig. 8 isa view of the other side thereof, with the parts in an other position;Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 7, with the detachable parts removed;Fig. 10 is an enlarged section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 7; Fig. 11 is aview similar to Fig. 10 but with the arts differently arranged; Fig. 12is an enifarged section on the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9, 1908.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 409,907.

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In the drawings forming a part of this application, I have shown agaiter comprising a body member a open at one side and provided withsecuring devices a thereat and being also provided with foot straps aand securing devices a therefor, and, in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 6inclusive, said body member is provided with a slot a extending for apredetermined distance at the top of the closed side of said bodymember, and the securing devices a extend downwardly from a point 0posite the lower end of the slot a the ho y member being open thereover,thereby forming front and back tongues a and of, respectively.

Connected, preferably permanently, with the back tongue 0 and at eachside of the gaiter, are forwardly directed lugs b which carry one member6 of securing devices hereinafter described and the other member b ofwhich is carried by the front tongue a thereby forming a connectionbetween the said tongues.

Connected,preferably detachably by means of securing devices 0, to eachside of the back tongue a7, is a forwardly directed flap 0 said flapsbeing adapted to pass around the front tongue a and be secured in thisposition by means of securing devices 0", preferably adjustable, on saidflaps, and, at the point of connection of the said flaps with the tongue(17 I provide an opening 0 in the said flaps conforming to andencircling the lugs b and, by means of this construction, it will beseen that the said lugs may be moved independently of the said flaps andto either surface thereof.

When it is desired to use the article as a gaiter, as shown in Figs. '3,4 and 6, the front tongue is turned downwardly or away from the leg andthe flaps c are wrapped about the leg and the tongue a arrangedthereover after which the securing devices I) and b are connected andthe gaiter is in position for use and presents a neat appearance, snuglyfitting the leg of the wearer, and, if desired, the flaps 0 may also bedetached from the body-member thereby making the gaiter lighter andcooler.

When it is desired to use the article as an arctic and over the trouserlegs, the tongue at is turned downwardly and the flaps c backwardly andthe trouser legs wrapped around the legs of the wearer, after which thetongue a is arranged over the said trouser legs and the securing devices6 and 5 connected, thus holding the trouser legs in position, afterwhich the flaps c are passed forwardly over the said tongue a andsecured by the devices 0 thus producing the arctic effect for roughweather.

In Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive, I have shown another form of embodiment of myinvention, wherein the back tongue a is much shorter than the fronttongue a and is adapted to support, by means of securing devices d, afabric band d which encircles the leg of the wearer, either inside thetongue a or outside the same in the manner described in the other formof construction, said band being provided with independently movablelugs d which correspond with the lugs b in function and are adapted tobe connected with the front tongue a by means of securing devices dpreferably of the adjustable type, shown in detail in Figs. 10 and 11,in the two positions of the parts, these figures being alsoenlargedfragmentary views of Figs. 5 and 6, wherein the securing devicesare not shown but merely the relation of the parts in the differentpositions thereof. I also utilize the independently movable lugprinciple in connection with the foot straps a, as shown in detail inFigs. 12 and 13, and in which use I provide lugs f preferably integralwith the body member a and adapted to pass to either surface thereof,said lugs f and the ends of the straps a carrying the members ofsecuring devices a, preferably adjustable, and in this manner, Idispense with the necessity of the usual buckle on the foot strap and amenabled to arrange the said strap inside or outside the lower edge ofthe gaiter, in the former arrangement to permit the gaiter to be placedover a foot covering with the said strap wlthin the same and in thelatter arrangement to hold the lower edge of the gaiter snugly inposition for use with or without the foot coverings.

It will be seen that my gaiter can be used in either of two positions,with the trouser legs inside or outside the same, and with or withoutthe flaps or the band d according to the weather conditions and in theform shown in Figs. 7 to 9, when the band (i is detached, the fronttongue is turned downwardly inside the body member and the gaiter, whensecured in position, cannot be distinguished from the usualconstruction.

The securing devices shown, where no adjustability is desired, are ofthe usual glove fastener construction but I do not limit myself to anyspecific form thereof nor to that of the adjustable fasteners as plainbuttons and button holes may be used as may any other equivalent withoutimpairing the func tions or appearance of my gaiter and many otherchanges in and modifications of the ber, flaps detachably connectedtherewith,

means for securing said flaps together over said body member and meansfor securing said body member over said flaps.

3. A leg covering, comprising a body member open at one side andprovided with a vertical slot in the opposite side, flaps connected withsaid body member and means for securing said flaps inside or outsidesaid body member.

4. A leg covering, comprising a body member provided with oppositelyarranged vertical slots, flaps on said body member and adapted to passthrough said slots and means for securing said flaps inside or outsidesaid body member.

5. A leg covering, comprising a body member provided with oppositelyarranged slots, flaps detachably connected with said body member andadapted to pass through said slots and means for securing said flapsinside or outside said body member.

6. A leg covering, provided with upwardly directed tongues, flapsconnected with one of said tongues and adapted to be connected with eachother and means for connecting the other of said tongues with said flapsthereon or thereunder.

7. A leg covering, provided with upwardly directed tongues, flapsdetachably connected with one of said tongues and adapted to beconnected with each other and means for connecting the other of saidtongues with said flaps thereover or thereunder.

8. A leg covering, provided with upwardly directed tongues, flapsconnected with one of said tongues and lugs connected with one tongueand adapted to be connected with the other of said tongues.

9. A leg covering, provided with upwardly directed tongues, flapsdetachably connected with said leg covering and lugs connected with oneof said tongues and detachably connected with the other tongue.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 7th day of January,1908.

HYMAN COHEW.

Witnesses:

ROBERT C. SHEPHARD, J. O. LARSEN.

